Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Bare license
See license.
Bare licensee.
see licensee.
License
n. 1. A revocable permission to commit some act that would otherwise be unlawful; esp., an agreement (not amounting to a lease or profit a prendre) that it will be lawful for the licensee to enter the licensor's land to do some act that would otherwise be illegal, such as hunting game. See SERVITUDE. 2. The certificate or document evidencing such permission. - license, vb.
Licensee
1 One to whom a license is granted. 2. One who has permission to enter or use another's premises, but only for one's own purposes and not for the occupier's benefit. ( The occupier has a duty to warn the licensee of any dangerous conditions known to the occupier but unknown to the licensee. An example of a licensee is a social guest. Cf. INVITEE; TRESPASSER.
Sublicense
A license granting a portion or all of the rights granted to the licensee under an original license.
bare license
A license in which no property interest passes to the licensee, who is merely not a trespasser. ( It is revocable at will. -Also termed naked license; mere license.
bare licensee
A licensee whose presence on the premises the occupier tolerates but does not necessarily approve, such as one who takes a shortcut across another's land. -Also termed naked licensee; mere licensee.
box-top license
See shrink-wrap license.
compulsory license
Copyright. A statutorily created license that allows certain parties to use copyrighted material without the explicit permission of the copyright owner in exchange for a specified royalty.
driver's license.
The state-issued certificate authorizing a person to operate a motor vehicle.
exclusive license
A license that gives the licensee the exclusive right to perform the licensed act and that prohibits the licensor from granting the right to anyone else; esp., such a license of a copyright, patent, or trademark right.
leave and license
Hist. In an action for trespass to land, the defense that the plaintiff consented to the defendant's presence.
letter of license
English law. An agreement signed by all the creditors of a financially troubled business that does the following: (1) grants the debtor more time to pay debts, (2) permits the debtor to continue business in the hope of overcoming its financial distress, and (3) protects the debtor from arrest, lawsuit, or other interference while the letter is in effect. See ARRANGEMENT WITH CREDITORS.
license bond
See BOND (2).
license bond.
A bond required of a person seeking a license to engage in a specified business or to receive a certain privilege. -Also termed permit bond.
license coupled with an interest
An irrevocable license conveyed with an interest in land or a chattel interest. ( An injunction may be obtained to prevent the wrongful revocation of such a license. - Also termed license coupled with the grant of an interest. mere licenseSee bare license.
license coupled with the grant of an interest
See license coupled with an interest under LICENSE.
license fee
1. A monetary charge imposed by a governmental authority for the privilege of pursuing a particular occupation, business, or activity. - Also termed license tax. 2. A charge of this type accompanied by a requirement that the licensee take some action, or be subjected to regulations or restrictions.
license in amortization
Hist. A license authorizing the conveyance of property otherwise invalid under the statutes of mortmain. See MORTMAIN.
license tax
See LICENSE FEE (1).
licensee by invitation
One who is expressly or impliedly permitted to enter another's premises to transact business with the owner or occupant or to perform an act benefiting the owner or occupant.
licensee by permission
One who has the owner's permission or passive consent to enter the owner's premises for one's own convenience, curiosity, or entertainment.
licensee with an interest
See INVITEE.
marriage license
A document, issued by a public authority, that grants a couple permission to marry. ( Most states require the couple to take blood tests before obtaining the license.
mere license
See bare license under LICENSE.
mere licensee
See bare licensee.
mere licensee.
See bare licensee under LICENSEE.
mked licensee
See bare licensee.
naked license
1 A license allowing a licensee to use a trademark on any goods and services the licensee chooses. 2. See bare license.
naked licensee
See bare licensee under LICEN. SEE.
shrink-wrap license
A printed license that is displayed on the outside of a software package and that advises the buyer that by opening the package, the buyer becomes legally obligated to abide by the terms of the license. ( Shrink-wrap licenses usu. seek to (1) prohibit users from making unauthorized copies of the software, (2) prohibit modifications to the software, (3) limit use of the software to one computer, (4) limit the manufacturer's liability, and (5) disclaim warranties. - Also written shrinkwrap license. - Also termed box-top license; tear-me-open license.
tear-me-open license
See shrink-wrap license under LICENSE.